Babies left on a wing and a prayer as stuck duck flies solo

It’s often been said that you have to be quackers to work at the European Parliament.

And a new political family proved it the other day.

In a scene that had many onlookers reaching for their hankies, a mummy duck was spotted tending to eight newly-hatched youngsters on the roof of the chamber in Brussels.

As the bird appeared to be stuck, however, Parliamentary staff called in a quack team of security guards to lend a helping hand – only for Daisy, possibly scared by all the attention, to fly away, leaving behind her little ducklings.

(Needless to say, ‘Donald’ was nowhere to be seen).

EN can report a happy end to this particular story, however, as the duck family, minus mum and dad, was later taken under the wing of the local Bird Defence Association.

One cynical MEP observed there was a lot more excitement on the roof than in the committee meeting he was attending.

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